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Tag: Julia Roberts

  • Movie Review ~ Leave the World Behind

    Movie Review ~ Leave the World Behind

    The Facts: Synopsis: A family’s vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute, forcing everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world.Stars: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans, Kevin BaconDirector: Sam EsmailRated: RRunning

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

    31 Days to Scare ~ Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A woman fakes her death to escape her nightmarish marriage but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.Stars: Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson, Elizabeth Lawrence, Kyle Secor, Claudette Nevins, Tony Abatemarco, Marita Geraghty, Nancy FishDirector: Joseph RubenRated: RRunning Length: 99 minutesTMMM Score: (8/10)Review: We all have films stored in

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  • Movie Review ~ Ticket to Paradise

    Movie Review ~ Ticket to Paradise

    The Facts: Synopsis: A divorced couple travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd, Maxime Bouttier, Lucas BravoDirector: Ol ParkerRated: PG-13Running Length: 104 minutesTMMM Score: (8/10)Review: School may have started in early September, but Oscar winners

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  • Movie Review ~ Ben is Back

    The Facts: Synopsis: A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family’s home on Christmas Eve. Stars: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton Director: Peter Hedges Rated: R Running Length: 103 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review:  Well, we’ve all (hopefully) survived another Christmas and many of us will have spent

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  • Movie Review ~ Mother’s Day

    The Facts: Synopsis: Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Hector Elizondo, Jack Whitehall Director: Garry Marshall Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 118 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (1/10) Review: At one point not too far into

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Money Monster

      Synopsis: A bombastic TV personality is taken hostage along with his crew live on air. Unfolding in real time, they must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies. Release Date: May 13, 2016 Thoughts: I miss Jodie Foster.  The two time Oscar

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  • Movie Review ~ Secret in Their Eyes

    The Facts: Synopsis: A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered. Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, Alfred Molina, Joe Cole, Michael Kelly Director: Billy Ray Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 111 minutes Trailer Review:

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

    Synopsis: A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered. Release Date:  October 23, 2015 Thoughts: Before we talk about this American remake I want you to track down the Spanish language original.  Click

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  • Oscar Predictions 2014

    Hello! Well, though I always find it difficult to nail down my Oscar selections pre-nomination day because I feel like I’m somehow cosmically jinxing  potential favorites, I’m taking part in The 2014 Oscar Contest over at Film Actually because…well…it’s just the right thing to do 🙂 This being a contest and all I threw in

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  • Movie Review ~ August: Osage County

    The Facts: Synopsis: A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Stars: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict

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